All eyes are on Vatican City Tuesday with just over a day to go until the start of the papal conclave to elect the 267th pope.

An ancient ritual, steeped in tradition and shrouded in secrecy, begins in the Sistine Chapel today. So what can we expect?

Even a perfunctory tweet from the Foreign Ministry was quickly deleted under pressure from far-right coalition members.

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as ...

The conclave to pick a new pope begins May 7. Find a quick guide to that process, watch "Conclave" author Robert Harris ...

The United States is the home country for 10 of the 133 cardinals eligible to vote for the next pope, including Daniel ...

As more than a billion Catholics around the world await the election of a new pope, all eyes will be on the Sistine Chapel, ...

With no official campaigning or list of candidates and the election process shrouded in secrecy, speculation about who will ...

From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal ...